Fulton and Callaway County are planning a series of Light and Shadow events leading up to the first total eclipse to sweep across the entire nation since 1918. Fulton gets approximately 2m34s totality at 1:13pm. Rural areas of the county will see the daytime turn to deep twilight for nearly 2m40s.

Auto World Museum special exhibit. 9am – 5pm. 200 Peacock Drive, Fulton, MO. 573-544-4500
*Check out one of the largest private collections of rare and vintage cars in the midwest. Interesting finds include a solar car, a rare “Moon” car built in St. Louis, a Stanley Steamer and more.

Sip With The Eclipse at Serenity Valley Winery. 1888 County Road 342, Fulton, MO. 573-642-6958
*NOTE: BBQ competition has been postponed. There will be NO FEE to visit the winery on Saturday! Come enjoy wine, bbq and other food vendors, yard games, kids activities and more. Camping is available please call for details

Sunday, August 20

Afternoon program/concert 2 pm at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. National Churchill Museum. 501 Westminster Avenue, Fulton, MO 65251. 573-592-5369
*Celebrate the sights and sounds of this historic church. Learn about the designer, Sir Christopher Wren, who was an astronomer before he was an architect. Destroyed during World War II, the 17th-century church was moved from London and rebuilt in Fulton to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill’s 1946 Iron Curtain Speech. The program will also explore the rediscovered Churchill essay Are We Alone in the Universe and include a extraordinary concert “Music of Spheres” on the church’s beautiful Mander organ. The event is free with museum admission $8.50 for adults, $7.50 for seniors, $6.50 for ages 12-17, $5.50 ages 6-11, and free for children 5 and under.

Our House: Caring for Callaway’s Homeless Annual BBQ at Memorial Park, Business 54 and 2nd Street, Fulton, MO 65251 573-642-6065 *Enjoy good food for a good cause at the annual BBQ fundraiser, 4 – 7 p.m. All proceeds support services for the homeless.

Auto World Museum special exhibit. 9am – 5pm. 200 Peacock Dr, Fulton, MO. 573-544-4500
*Check out one of the largest private collections of rare and vintage cars in the Midwest. Interesting finds include a solar car, a rare “Moon” car built in St. Louis, a Stanley Steamer and more.

Sip With The Eclipse Viewing Party at Serenity Valley Winery. 1888 County Road 342, Fulton, MO. 10am – 3pm. 573-642-6958
*Enjoy music, food truck, games and wide open view of the eclipse with friends and family. Limited supply of viewing glasses will be available for purchase. If you already have them, bring them with you. Plenty of seating available. Guests are welcome to bring blankets and picnic baskets. PLEASE, NO OUTSIDE BEVERAGES.

Westminster College hosts “Moon Shadow” *Champ Auditorium will hold a mini-lecture and educational discussion at 11:00 am regarding the eclipse, its significance, and the science behind it. Learn how solar eclipses differ from lunar eclipses, why they are rare and important, what to look for during the eclipse, viewing safety, etc. Following the lecture there will be a picnic lunch at Backer Dining Hall at 11:30 am and an eclipse watch party at Priest Football Field until 1:30 pm. The cost for lunch is $10, to be paid at the door. Viewing glasses will be available on a limited basis.

*The Philatelic Association will have special envelopes and stamps for sale at the Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society at 513 Court Street in Fulton’s Brick District. The group is working with the local postmaster on special postage cancellation as a unique eclipse souvenir.

NOTE: Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society invites you to submit photos of your eclipse activities. They don’t need eclipse photos. They seek to document what people were doing that weekend and during the actual eclipse. Send 4 – 5 photos, note who is in them and what was going on. They will use the images to create a book that commemorates this historic event.